Catcher Vocab List Two

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humble

: not proud or haughty : not arrogant or assertive: reflecting, expressing, or offered in a spirit of deference or submission <a ""apology>a : ranking low in a hierarchy or scale : insignificant, unpretentious

of, relating to, or characteristic of the social middle class: marked by a concern for material interests and respectability and a tendency toward mediocrity: dominated by commercial and industrial interests : capitalistic

swanky

full of life or energy : active

mutiny

forcible or passive resistance to lawful authority; especially : concerted revolt (as of a naval crew) against discipline or a superior officer

apathetic to pleasure or excitement as a result of excessive indulgence or enjoyment : world-weary: sophisticated, worldly-wise: unconcerned

precision

the quality or state of being "": exactnessa : the degree of refinement with which an operation is performed or a measurement stated — compare accuracy

sacrilegious

: a condition of a technical and not necessarily intrinsically outrageous violation (as improper reception of a sacrament) of what is sacred because consecrated to God: being grossly irreverent toward a hallowed person, place, or thing

sophisticated

deprived of native or original simplicity: as a : highly complicated or developed : complex <"" electronic devices> : having a refined knowledge of the ways of the world cultivated especially through wide experience <a "" lady>

a (1) : to stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation) (2) : to deprive of oxygen b : to make uncomfortable by want of fresh air: to impede or stop the development of

fraternity

: a group of people associated or formally organized for a common purpose, interest, or pleasure: as a : a "" order b : guild 1 : the quality or state of being brothers : brotherliness: persons of the same class, profession, character, or tastes <the racetrack "">

: the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary workarchaic : a going aside

pedagogical

: of, relating to, or befitting a teacher or education

provocative

serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate <a "" question>

affected

: inclined, disposed <was well "" toward her>a : having or showing an attitude or mode of behavior that is not natural or genuinely felt : given to or marked by affectation <spoke in an "" manner> b : assumed artificially or falsely : pretended <an ""interest in art>